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It has been a while since my last post, but I haven’t really done any new things, and everything has pretty much just worked as it should. What broke, was my very first Sonoff, which is in the most read post (http://captain-slow.dk/2016/05/22/replacing-the-itead-sonoff-firmware/), and has been put through quite a few experiments and mishaps, one which involved 5v where it should […]

After getting the lamp to work correctly, I wanted to take it a step further, and put my own code on it. What I can see through the matte cover, this seems to be a bit more difficult. But let’s take a look inside and see if we can’t find them anyways.

Wiring I am asked a lot about how to connect to the Sonoff switch, so it can be flashed with ESPEasy, so I am going to try to explain just that. First you need a USB to TTL adapter, they are pretty cheap and easy to find on eBay. The one I got can both do 3v3 and 5v. To […]

In a previous post, I had a look at the Sonoff in the “Replacing the ITEAD Sonoff firmware” post, and not long after they released a new and even more handy smart socket, again with a relay inside to switch mains voltage, and a little power supply to power the ESP8266 driving it all. Outside At first glance they look […]

About a week ago I received a ITEAD Sonoff, which is a nifty little device, for the surprisingly low price of only $4.85 (currently typing, normal price $6). There are two versions, one with and one without RF, I went for the one without, because I will only be using it over WiFi. Why the Sonoff? The Sonoff isn’t the first of its […]